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Que pase el rey


Performed by Mariela Medina.
Recorded December 9, 2024 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Ms. Medina, of Fusagasugá, Colombia.

Ms. Medina describes a children's game associated with this rhyme. A player would be caught and directed towards one of two groups according to what the rhyme dictates. After two groups are formed, a tug of war occurs between them. The game's rules as well as the lyrics of the rhyme vary throughout Latin America.

Que pase el rey
Que pase el rey
Algunos de sus hijos
se ha de quedar

Que pase el rey
Que pase el rey
Que pase la reina
Que ha de quedar
Algunos de sus hijos
se ha de quedar
Let the king pass
Let the king pass
Some of his children
must stay

Let the king pass
Let the king pass
Let the queen pass
She must stay
Some of her children
must stay





Variants

1008 · El puente está quebrado

Tags

Connecticut, United States